Poland answers Obama's call
Poland will send another thousand soldiers to Afghanistan to support its 2000-strong contingent in the country, the front page of Polska reports. The move is part of the strategic plan developed by Poland’s defence ministry in response to the appeal by US President Barack Obama to enlarge the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The Polish decision is still pending approval by the country’s prime minister and president, which, according to the daily, should not be a problem. Poland’s National Security Bureau Chief Aleksander Szczygło has revealed that the political decision to okay the move was taken some time ago. Meanwhile, President Obama is expected to announce tomorrow at West Point the much-awaited decision to send another 30-36,000 American troops to Afghanistan.
In a time of crisis with high unemployment, young Lithuanians are following in the footsteps of their emigrant ancestors. Tens of thousands have left the country in search of a better life, mainly in the British Isles and Scandinavia. The weekly Veidas reports: 
Two camps, two theories, and two visions of France: 18 years after the massacre of 800,000 Tutsis, the precise role played by Paris is still the subject of heated debate, fueled by the findings of successive criminal investigations. 
Agree to new austerity measures or risk being kicked out of the eurozone: that’s the alternative presented to Athens on the day the euro group is meeting. It’s a situation Greek politicians have failed to avoid, regrets To Vima.